Ferrule pin



Fb. 7, 192s.

M. R. HULL FERRULE lPIN Filed July l5, 1924 Federated i7, 1923.

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Application filed July 15, 18:24.

My said invention relates to a terrule pin tor use in holdingdemountable door sections on the permanent door of an automobile orsimilar vehicle, said terrule pin in the enr bodiinent here shown beingdesigned tor it tachment to a horizontal bar on the demountable doorsection as for example the horizontal portion of a resilient doorconnector.

r1`he principal object ot my improved de vice is to prevent such aterrule pin from wobbling vor rattling in the housing` into which it isdriven.

Another object ot the invention is to provide a terrule pin which shallserve to prevent the upper door section from bouncing upward and`getting out of line with the lower door section.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a. part hereofand on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, y

Figure 1 is a side elevation oit an automobile doorv with my deviceapplied thereto,

Figure 2, a section on line 2-2 oit Fig ure 1,

Figure 3, a. sect-ion at right angles to Figure 2 on line 3-3 thereof,

Figure 4, an elevation or' my improved device, and

Figure 5, a section on line 55 thereof.

ln the drawings reference character 10 indicates a portion of the bodyof an automobile having a swinging permanent door section 11. Ademountable section 12 is superposed on the permanent section and may besecured thereto in various ways. This demountable section has a pair ofpanels ot glass 13 forming a transparent window and is provided witharresilient connector in the form of a horizontal rod 14 having upwardlybent sections 15 so related to the door sections as to tilt the uppersection slightly forward relatively to the lower section thereby holdingit firmly against the body to prevent rattling and access of dust andcold air.

A plate indicated in dotted lines at 16 is secured to the outer side ofthe door and an upright strip of metal 17 to the inner side by rivetspassing through said parts 1G and 17. A strip or bar ot metal 18 issecured to the permanent door section and a bolt .or screw 19 connectsthe parts 17 and 18 adjustably as more fully described in my conarrowlower portion.

Serial No., 726,220.

pending application No. 726,221, ot' even date herewith.

The parts just described are located adja`A cent the rear edge ot thedoor and at the front edge the bolt which constitutes the feature hereinclaimed is indicated Q0. Said bolt has a head 21 at its upper endwitl'iyan eye to receive the rod-like member 14. A. socket member or housing 22is secured in a recess in the upper door section and the body ot' bolt2O is Jforced into said socket member. As shown in Figure 5 said boltmaybe flattened throughout the greater p0rtion of its length.

A spring 23 extends in the direction ot' greatest width ot the boltdirectly through van aperture in the bolt and is bent downward at 2a tohold the spring in place, the bent portion lying in a slot in the sideof the bolt. At the other side the spring extends upward as shown inFigures 3 and Il and normally lies in the position of Figure 4tv butwhen the bolt. is driven home it is compressed between the socke and theside ot' the bolt so that it lies approximately as shown in Figure 3 ina slot at 25 directly opposite that containing the part 24e. lt will beseen that the spring tends to resist withdrawal of. the bolt and alsotends to prevent rattling, being assisted in this respect by the thickupper end of the bolt and the In addition to prevention of rattling thedevice acts as a lock to hold the upper door section down in position onthe lower door section.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in my device without departing from the spiritot the inventionand therefore 1 do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings anddescribed in the specification but only as indicated in the appendedclaims.

Having thus :tully described my said invention what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A ferrule pin comprising a head. a cylindrical portion below thehead, a iiattened portion below the cylindrical portion, and a linearspring` having approximately parallel ends adapted to rest inlongitudinal grooves in the pin, said spring having a body portionextending through the .terrule pin, substantially as set forth.

2. A ferrule pin comprising a head, a

cylindrical portion below the head, a flattened portion below thecylindrical portion, a linear spring having approximately parallel endsadapted to rest. in longitudinal grooves in .said pin, said-springhaving zt body portion extending through the ferrule pin in a directionperallelrto the Het sides thereof, substantially as set forth.

3. A ferrule pin comprising a body portionedapted to lit snugly wit-hina` socket, said body portion having longitudinal grooves on oppositesides thereof connected by en aperture through the body portion,

and a springmember secured to the body portion by being passed throughthe l(iperture and having its ends bent in a position overlying saidgrooves'whereby said ends will be pressed in the. grooves when the bodyportion is inserted in the socket, substantially asset forth. Y

In witness whereof, l have hereunto set iny hand at Connersville,lndiana? this 30th day of June, A. D. nineteen hundred ind twenty-four.

MATTHEW R.. HULL. l

